Swiss repeating watch with musical movement Circa 1810

Gold repeating cylinder watch attributed to Piguet & Capt.
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An exquisite, large, heavy Swiss 18K gold quarter repeating musical gentleman’s pocket watch with two automatons, circa 1810.
Engine-turned case, the back lid engraved with a central medallion depicting musical instruments, a fluted band, gilt dome, case maker’s mark DLG. White enamel chapter ring, Arabic Empire numerals, gold repoussé automaton on a blued steel background with a lady playing the lute à trois couleurs sitting with Amor beside a fountain and blued Breguet hands. Gilt frosted full plate movement, a musical movement, two barrels, key wind, two hammers, two gongs, chain and fusee, cylinder escapement, three-arm ring balance, and an engraved regulator scale.
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Diameter: 65 mm
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Weight: 178 g
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Signed: No name
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Henry-Daniel Capt was an independent Swiss watchmaker specialising in watches with additional complications, such as musical watches and automatons. Capt was one of the first in Geneva to use barrels and crowns in his automatons. He was born in Chenit in the Vallée de Joux in April 1773 as the son of Jaques Samuel Capt and Susanne Piguet. His brother was Charles Samuel Capt. On January 1, 1796, he married Henriette Piguet. In the Vallée de Joux, Capt trained as an établisseur. Around 1789, Henry settled in Geneva and worked for renowned companies such as Jaquet-Droz, Godet, Leschot and his brother-in-law, Daniel Isaac Piguet. In 1802, he partnered with Daniel Isaac Piguet, a partnership that lasted until 1811. Capt kept producing his pieces when this partnership ended before entering another partnership with Aubert et Fils in 1830 as Aubert & Capt, located in Place Bel-Air, Geneva. His son, Henry Capt, took over the firm in 1844. He opened a shop on the Rue du Rhône in 1855, quickly gaining an excellent reputation. During the 1870s, the Henry Capt company advertised that they were the only Geneva watch manufacturer with a branch retail house in London. He also established branches in Paris, Nice and New York. The house of Henry Capt flourished for many decades. Henry-Daniel Capt died in 1841.
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Isaac Daniel Piguet was born in 1775 in Le Chenit in the Vallée de Joux; he was the son of Pierre Moïse Piguet and Elisabeth Nicole. He married Jeanne Françoise Capt around 1795 and, around 1800, settled in Geneva with his family. Piguet went into business with Henry Daniel Capt, his brother-in-law, on February 10, 1802. Later on, he met another watchmaker from his native region, Philippe Samuel Meylan, and they entered into a partnership, founding the Piguet & Meylan firm, which was to last from 1811 to 1828. After the association between Piguet & Meylan ended, Piguet and his son David Auguste established a new company, Piguet père & fils, located at 69 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Isaac Daniel Piguet died in Geneva on January 20, 1841, at the age of 66.